eCook A MODERN ENERGY COOKING SERVICE FOR POOR … · Wind Power energy available when the wind...

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POWER OFF INVERTOR ON OFF CHARGER ON BATTERY TEST OFF MAX ON eCook References available on request. More info: PV-eCook.org or [email protected] A MODERN ENERGY COOKING SERVICE FOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS IN AFRICA AND ASIA THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION EFFICIENCY The problem of cooking with electricity can be:- NO ACCESS OR INSUFFICIENT ACCESS - rural households don’t have it or the supply is very weak! BURNT OUT WIRING - drawing high power for cooking through small wires overloads and burns the wiring BLACK OUTS - load shedding either planned or unplanned means the household cannot cook when it wants. LOW VOLTAGE - we have measured as low as 40V on a national grid that was meant to be 220V, meaning that cooking equipment doesn’t work Solve these problems by trickle charging a battery, cook when you want, charge whenever power is available TRICKLE CHARGE from other sources during the day & night TRICKLE CHARGE from national grid during the night when there is spare capacity TRICKLE CHARGE the battery from Solar PV during the day when the sun shines For utilities and IPPs, this can mean more revenue and a more effectively used power system. Use less energy by... Our research has shown that electric pressure cookers are desirable to African & Asian cooks because they’re faster, more convenient and cheaper than hotplates The Bean Boiling challenge. Boiling 1 cup of beans With no efficiency measures 2kWh (2 units of electricity) to get tasty beans Even if you dont get a battery, consider a modern electric pressure cooker. They give the best efficicency and are readily on the market. With efficiency measures 0.1kWh (0.1 units of eletricity) to get tasty beans * Induction plates are more efficient because they heat the pan directly. But if a hotplate is used in a sealed insulated environment, induction offers no advantage Yes, and its only going to get cheaper. Falling prices are driven by learnings from electric vehicles and renewable energy USE THE BATTERY ENABLED COOKER WHENEVER YOU WANT! US $ per KWh 2010 $0 $900 2015 2020 LITHIUM ION BATTERIES HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN IN PRICE IS IT COST EFFECTIVE TO COOK WITH A BATTERY? Hydro grids surplus energy particularly at night Wind Power energy available when the wind blows Any micro or mini grid Using a lid 1 Making sure the pan fits* 2 Insulating the pan 3 power generation 00:00 0 600 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00 24:00 Daily distribution of energy from a Solar PV system time of day power generation 00:00 0 1600 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00 24:00 Profile of load demand on National Grid time of day OR OR C a r o l , W i n n e r o f t h e Z a m b i a B e a n B o ilin g c h a ll e n g e 2 0 1 8 Creating a pressurised chamber with the pan releasing the hotplate for other dishes POWER OFF INVERTOR ON OFF MAX ON OFF INVERTOR ON BATTERY TEST OFF CHARGER ON BATTERY TEST Battery Gauge Adjust power level Power on and off Integrated battery inside Renewable Energy Continue cooking by retaining heat

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Page 1: eCook A MODERN ENERGY COOKING SERVICE FOR POOR … · Wind Power energy available when the wind blows Any micro or mini grid 1 Using a lid Making sure 2 the pan fits* 3 Insulating

POWER

OFF INVERTOR ON

OFF CHARGER ON

BATTERY TEST

OFFMAX

ON

eCook

References available on request. More info: PV-eCook.org or [email protected]

A MODERN ENERGY COOKING SERVICE FOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS IN AFRICA AND ASIA

THE PROBLEM

THE SOLUTION

EFFICIENCYThe problem of cooking with electricity can be:-

NO ACCESS OR INSUFFICIENT ACCESS - rural households don’t have it or the supplyis very weak!

BURNT OUT WIRING - drawing high power for cooking through small wires overloads and burns the wiring

BLACK OUTS - load shedding either planned or unplanned means the household cannot cook when it wants.

LOW VOLTAGE - we have measured as low as 40V on a national grid that was meant to be 220V, meaning that cooking equipment doesn’t work

Solve these problems by trickle charging a battery, cook when you want, charge whenever power is available

TRICKLE CHARGE from other sources during the day & night

TRICKLE CHARGE from national grid during

the night when there is spare capacity

TRICKLE CHARGE the battery from Solar PV during the day when the sun shines

For utilities and IPPs, this can mean more revenue and a more effectively used power system.

Use less energy by...

Our research has shown that electric pressure cookers are desirable to African & Asian cooks because they’re faster, more convenient and cheaper than hotplates

The Bean Boiling challenge.

Boiling 1 cup of beans

With no efficiency measures 2kWh

(2 units of electricity) to get

tasty beans

Even if you dont get a battery, consider a modern electric pressure cooker. They give the best efficicency and are readily on the market.

With efficiency measures 0.1kWh

(0.1 units of eletricity) to get

tasty beans

* Induction plates are more efficient because they heat the pan directly. But if a hotplate is used in a sealed insulated environment, induction offers no advantage

Yes, and its only going to get cheaper.Falling prices are driven by learnings from electric vehicles and renewable energy

USE THE BATTERY ENABLED COOKER WHENEVER YOU WANT!

US

$ pe

r KW

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2010$0

$900

2015 2020

LITHIUM ION BATTERIES HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN IN PRICE

IS IT COST EFFECTIVE TO COOK WITH A BATTERY?

Hydro gridssurplus energy

particularly at night

Wind Powerenergy available

when the wind blows

Any micro or mini grid

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Making sure the pan fits*2

Insulating the pan3

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Profile of load demand on National Grid

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Creating a pressurised chamber with the pan

releasing the hotplate for other dishes

POWER

OFF INVERTOR ON

OFF CHARGER ON

BATTERY TEST

OFFMAX

ONOFF INVERTOR ON

OFF CHARGER ON

BATTERY TEST

ON

POWER

OFF INVERTOR ON

OFF CHARGER ON

BATTERY TEST

OFFMAX

ON

Battery Gauge

Adjust power levelPower on and off

Integrated battery inside

POWER

OFF INVERTOR ON

OFF CHARGER ON

BATTERY TEST

OFFMAX

ON

POWER

OFF A ON

OFF CHARGER ON

BATTERY TEST

OFFMAX

ON

POWER

OFF INVERTOR ON

OFF CHARGER ON

BATTERY TEST

OFFMAX

ON

POWER

Renewable Energy

Continue cooking by retaining heat